Before the 80s were out, the colour made a comeback with a grey and white striped shirt from Umbro.

The unusual design earned something of a cult following among Evertonians even though it wasn't worn much and its most high-profile outing was for an infamous 6-2 drubbing at Aston Villa live to the nation on ITV on Bonfire Night 1989.

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The following decade the 1990s was known for outlandish colours and designs when it came to fashion and this was reflected in the football kits of the era.

Everton never went as far as some others when it came to crazy designs but one of their more unorthodox shirts was the 'tyre track' print on the 1994-96 away strip.

Everton's team celebrate their 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers at Wembley in the 1995 Charity Shield

Although predominantly white, the shirt featured a diagonal silver trim and was actually worn at Wembley for the 1995 Charity Shield match which Everton won 1-0 against Blackburn Rovers thanks to a rare Vinny Samways goal.

In 2001/02 Everton returned to a predominantly grey away shirt for the first time since the pioneering mid-80s number.

A similar livery was produced in 2005/06 by Umbro but with a collar and increased black trim on the sleeves.

There was a subtle grey horizontal stripe beneath a navy one on the white away shirt that Everton used in 2008/09 while with Le Coq Sportif back, the club used a plain grey jersey with 'grandad' collar as their third kit in 2011/12.

That remains the most recent use of the hue as a block colour but there were horizontal grey stripes on the sleeves of the white Umbro away shirt from 2015/16.